"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." ~ H.L. Mencken
How the Need For ‘Perpetual Indignation’ Manufactures Phony Offense
Submitted by Sharon Secor on Mon, 2014-03-17 03:00
“Pretend anger dulls our sensitivity to real problems....The outrage you see isn’t real, it isn’t sincere. In fact, it is the opposite. It’s shallow, it’s superficial and it’s selfish.”
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An excellent article. Everyone should read it.